Law / Poland economy is slowing down - how does it affect you? [117]

Because in Poland, that 12% aren't much of a burden. Many of them are also only technically unemployed - they will be unemployed to get their healthcare provided, but in reality, they'll be working in some way. The black market is absolutely huge here - it's quite normal to hand over cash for a service and not to get a receipt. If they are genuinely unemployed, they'll probably live with their families and not really represent any trouble to society. Essentially, the unemployed are pretty much forced to find some sort of employment - legal or otherwise.

And 12% isn't that much by European terms - the 25% in Spain (with a giant welfare bill to match) is much more damaging.

Law / Poland economy is slowing down - how does it affect you? [117]


Better to take a paycut and have a job than to refuse paycuts and end up unemployed, right? Germany has followed the same model and it has protected much of their workforce as a result - they know and understand that short term pain equals long term gain.


I do wonder what kind of mortgages they were taking if they have "massive problems" as a result of a 30% paycut. One would suggest that their financial planning hasn't been particularly sound - either they were living way beyond their means, or they are still spending much more than they need to.


Are they? That's certainly not what I'm seeing here. Either you're associating with people who were massively living beyond their means, or it's simply not true.


I'm pretty certain you won't be able to provide empirical evidence for this, just "word on the street".


Revenge for what?

I think you must hang out with some pretty strange people if they're taking 30% paycuts in a society where they aren't the norm at all. I've heard of exactly one industry cutting their wages - the EFL industry, and that's because there is such intense competition on the market.

If you told me that people were taking 10% paycuts, I'd believe you - because that's what has generally happened in Germany. But 30-40%? Not believable.

Anyway, I've just made a few searches online and can find absolutely no mention of such massive paycuts in Poland. I've looked in the Polish media (both pro and anti Government), I've had a look in respectable newspapers - nowhere is such a scenario mentioned. There's some talk of pay being frozen, but that's about it. The story you tell of 30-40% paycuts seems to be just that - a story.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


Gowin also promotes the "interests of the people" above the rule of law. If you haven't noticed, that's exactly what Communists said. Why do you keep promoting Communist doctrines on PF, Polonius?


No, it really hasn't. The name might be the same, but as I explained to you, the Zloty has either been around since 1950 or 1995. Pre-1950 was a totally different currency - the name is the only similarity.

Law / Poland economy is slowing down - how does it affect you? [117]


No harm in that - in fact, it's generally known that a labour force willing to take paycuts when times are bad (and payrises when times are good) will succeed much more than the Greek version where no-one saw cuts in their salaries until it really was too late.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

Oh, Polonius, you're such fun.

The current currency of Poland has two possible birthdates - either 1995 (with the unofficial name new Polish Zloty and corresponding change in the currency code) - or 1950 when the law was changed and the 3rd Zloty introduced. In a legal sense, the 1950 date wins - in a practical sense, the 1995 date wins. Certainly - the changing of the currency code from PLZ to PLN suggests that it's a new currency, but the 1950 (as amended) law is still in place.

Either way, it hasn't been around for 350 years. The name might be the same, but that's meaningless - it's not the same currency.

Of course, it's curious that you would choose to recognise the Nazi-era Zloty as well as the Lublin Government Zloty.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


Why would they vote in the USA if they don't have the right to?

Your logic is getting stranger and stranger Polonius.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


Long live the Złoty, which has been around for what, 17 years? Such a historical currency!

Anyway Polonius, nice of you to admit to us that you think that aliens should keep out of Polish affairs. We'll be sure to remind you of it in future threads when you start posting rubbish about Tusk et al.

Real Estate / Polish law on inheritance and real estate [42]


Fingers crossed. Ewalina's English is fine too - so you can help if needs be.

I wish you all the best of luck - and as I said, if you need any help 'on the ground' - I'm here to help.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


Curiously, EU citizens are prohibited from voting in the provincial elections.


It's fine - you don't portray yourself as some sort of expert on Polish affairs while refusing to actually provide any substance to your comments.


Good good. I'll remember that next time you post about Polish politics. We have a right to take part in the Polish political life - you don't.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

I'm just quoting this for...well, to make sure that he doesn't edit his post.


Because fringe Catholic groups have never used violence to achieve their aims, right? The RCC has also never collaborated with fascist regimes that used terror as a core part of their philosophy, right? Hmm.


Interesting. I take it that you feel that aliens in Poland should similarly refrain from interfering with Polish issues?

Real Estate / Polish law on inheritance and real estate [42]

No problem - any problems, let me know (you can send a private message to me on here) and I'll help you the best I can!

Real Estate / Polish law on inheritance and real estate [42]


I don't know off the top of my head, personally - but I suspect that the way that it's been done will probably be illegal in some way.

The most crucial thing right now is to get a lawyer on the case quickly - I can personally recommend pernet.com.pl - Ewalina is a lovely woman who won't mess you around - and she isn't your typical arrogant Polish lawyer!

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

I wonder if the same applies in reverse - does he believe that aliens in Poland have no right to interfere in Polish processes, too?

Real Estate / Polish law on inheritance and real estate [42]

Krostackin? There's no such town - do you mean Krotoszyn?

Anyway - with Poznan, I can help you out - I live here, and your story makes my blood boil. If you need a good English speaking lawyer - I can get you one :)

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


What about people who pay taxes in the United States, but aren't citizens?

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


What gives them the right to interfere with the democratic processes of a country?

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


Strange, one would think that you're trying to avoid providing a source for your assertations that Obama doesn't go to church and that he is a 'crypto-Muslim', whatever that is supposed to be.

You made the statement - we're asking you to back it up.


I'd prefer a politically neutral source, personally.


Yet again - more blanket statements.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

Well, given that Polonius yet again was asked to produce a reliable source - and all he provided was Yahoo answers and a commentary by a prominent right wing blogger (not a journalist, a blogger). Not exactly...reliable, is it?

Then again, we're used to Polonius making claims that he can't back up.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

You're such fun Polonius - you just conveniently forgot to say that Keith is a prominent Republican blogger, didn't you?

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

'many Americans', yet the most you can provide is a Yahoo Answers link?

Yet again Polonius, you've been caught lying.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]

I'm asking for sources, Polonius, not vague rubbish about crypto-Muslims.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


Care to provide proof for that statement?


By "many", you mean "a few internet crackpots", right?

History / Warsaw Rising 1944 - National Disaster or Triumph of Spirit ? [515]


I think it's because of communism - if it wasn't for that, I suspect that it would be seen differently.

The whole way that the Uprising came about was remarkably underhanded and devious too.

Love / Simon Mol - would he have been so "successful" in other countries than Poland? [121]

I know a white guy in South America who plays exactly the same card. It's certainly not a black-only thing!

Love / Simon Mol - would he have been so "successful" in other countries than Poland? [121]


Wrong. He was successful with women because he deliberately targeted stupid idealistic very left wing young women - who would fall for "you don't want me because you're a racist" line anytime. They'd do exactly the same in any other country in the world.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


Exactly. When you consider that almost every single government in Poland has enjoyed the support of "liberals" in some way - there is mathematically no chance of PiS gaining power.


Well - not quite - because of the 5% rule needed to obtain parliamentary representation, 45% of the vote could be enough to get them 50% of the seats. But I'd say that 47-48% would be more likely. It's absolutely unprecedented in the 3rd Republic - even PO in the 2007 landslide only managed 41% despite the weak opposition.


Let's not forget that in Poland, as in Germany - to remove the Prime Minister in a constructive vote of no-confidence requires that an alternative candidate is proposed and voted in through a vote of confidence. The Prime Minister cannot be removed unless his successor is in place - which more or less guarantees that RP and PiS will never see eye to eye. It's also in RP's interest to keep PO in power - hence any candidate must be one which can push through issues important to RP. Ruch Palikota have also made it very clear that they only require three things from PO in order to give them parliamentary support. Let's also not forget that RP voters would never forgive Palikot if he removed Tusk in favour of a "PiS" man.


Except that SP are nowhere politically and their leader isn't even in the Sejm, not to mention that the only vote that SP get is stealing it from PiS - they have no new ideas.


I wonder too - but then, he's still in power despite numerous electoral disasters. I've had it explained to me by one political scientist that he managed to remove almost every single credible challenger in the party. There is no-one left to challenge him - unless Ziobro manages to persuade a significant amount of them to kick out Kaczynski and bring in Ziobro.

Either way, 2014 and 2015 look like being yet more electoral disasters for PiS.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


You need to remember that PO can easily go into coalition with any other opposition party except PiS - PiS cannot. The SLD, RP and PSL all have much more in common with PO than PiS.

Any reasonable political commentator can see that the biggest problem PiS have is a lack of coalition partners. To win an election, PiS would need at least 45% of the vote, if not slightly more.

Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [380]


Instead of making silly statements about LOT pilots being worse, why don't you prove it?



If you were a genuine Pole, you'd know the difference between the army and the Straz Graniczna.

Travel / Why does everyone seem to hate LOT Polish Airlines? [380]


Hahahaha. You really are trolling hard now!

Most people above age 35 in Poland cannot speak Russian. They might be able to communicate with Russian speakers, but that's about it.


I think you really are living in cloud cuckoo land. LOT gets business because they fly convenient routes at convenient times, not because the customers don't actually know any better.

Do try harder next time when trolling.

News / The Political Circus of Poland [306]


It is, but at the same time - we all know that the judicial system is broken anyway. I don't like Gowin and think that he's far too conservative, but he has a point.